TY - JOUR
T1 - An integrated method for designing modular products
AU - Asan, Umut
AU - Polat, Seçkin
AU - Serdar, Seyda
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Many recent modular design methods and approaches have focused on the modularization process - decomposition and composition. This paper suggests an integrated methodology that includes additional tools and stages for a complete modular architecture design. The borders of the modular design process are expanded by adding strategic issues, appropriateness to modularity, degree of modularity and modularity strategies, in an operationalized manner. The methodology presents a "requirements analysis-decomposition-composition-design evaluation" structure. The "modularization process" is designed so as to choose from three different perspectives - customer-based, function-based and structure-based design. To test and validate the methodology it was applied to a domestic gas detector product family. As a result, a new modular product architecture with eight modules was developed.
AB - Many recent modular design methods and approaches have focused on the modularization process - decomposition and composition. This paper suggests an integrated methodology that includes additional tools and stages for a complete modular architecture design. The borders of the modular design process are expanded by adding strategic issues, appropriateness to modularity, degree of modularity and modularity strategies, in an operationalized manner. The methodology presents a "requirements analysis-decomposition-composition-design evaluation" structure. The "modularization process" is designed so as to choose from three different perspectives - customer-based, function-based and structure-based design. To test and validate the methodology it was applied to a domestic gas detector product family. As a result, a new modular product architecture with eight modules was developed.
KW - Integration
KW - Product design systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1642360830&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/09576060410512257
DO - 10.1108/09576060410512257
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1642360830
SN - 1741-038X
VL - 15
SP - 29
EP - 49
JO - Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
JF - Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
IS - 1
ER -